Discussion 11

Assignment:

300-400 words

First of all, watch the following videos:

Benzodiazepine Awareness (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

In Their Own Words: The Truth About Benzos (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Xanax: As Addictive As Heroin? (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Oxycontin Express: Heroin Made in a Lab (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Have you, or any family or friends, had any experiences with prescription depressants such as valium, oxycontin, benzodiazepine, vicodin, xanax, etc? If so, and you would like to share, please describe the experience. Do you know anyone who has had any experience “Dr. Shopping.” If so, describe the process. By most measures, prescription drug abuse is a greater health issue than illicit drug use. That being said, why are we, as a culture, so obsessed with so-called ‘street’ drugs while we more or less ignore the prescription drug problem? Why has Florida, particularly Broward County, been the heart of ‘Script Mills’ and ‘Dr. Shopping’? What is being done to combat this problem in Florida?